The Claimed Omega

Minwoo knocks on the door, loud enough that it can be heard, but softly enough that it won't shock his grandmother. 

About half an hour is left before dinner, and Minwoo suddenly decides to let his grandmother know about Wonho, well, at least, about him being a male omega. Sure he thought about surprising the whole family with Wonho's introduction today, and but after seeing how his mother reacts to seeing his omega for the first time, he knows he should at least give the old woman a heads up. Because his grandmother is the strictest member of the family, and is not afraid to show her wrath. And Minwoo does want his omega's first introduction to the family to be traumatizing.

'Ah, Minwoo-yah. What are you doing so early?' Minwoo smiles sheepishly at the sight of the lady. Yes, he may be annoyed by her, but there is no denying how sweet she is. Taking a seat right in front of her, he clears his throat. 

Gosh, he is thirsty all of a sudden.

'Halmeoni,' the youngest grandson starts, nervous. Honestly, he should have asked his sisters for tips. They did this with her when they introduced their mates, they could have given him good advice. But no, he just had to jump in like he usually does. Urgh, the regret. 'I-uh, brought someone special today.'

'Owh?' The grandmother puts down her book, now interested. She is giving him her full attention, but that only adds to Minwoo's anxiety. Because she had been bugging him about finding a mate, being almost in his 30s and single which is late for a noble. He gave her a lot of excuses, and even rejected the few invitation for blind dates by the woman, forcing her to increase her standards while looking for his potential mates. He is afraid that she won't be satisfied with Wonho, seeing that he comes from a normal household, and is a career-man instead of a family-type - the exact opposite of the omegas in their families.

'An omega, right? Not the beta girl you were dating?'

'How di-' Minwoo stops, not surprised that she knows about his old fling. She probably did her research, because he dated the beta when his grandmother was the busiest with finding him a suitable mate. Thank god she is not doing that anymore, or she would have found out about Wonho. 'No, an omega.'

'Female?'

'Male.' He answers, and sees her expression changes into confusion before she quickly hides it. Come to think of it, they never had any male omegas in the family, as far as he knows. Obviously, since males are prone to having complications during childbirth, the family just does not want to take a chance. 

But hey, he is free of the obligations of continuing the bloodline. Both his sisters who inherit the company have children now. Minwoo can just choose whoever he wants. And he wants the male omega waiting in living room, downstairs.

'Eomma's interrogating him downstairs.' His grandmother nods her head, and pretends a smile. And truthfully, Minwoo is now happy he had this little talk with her to ease the introduction. God knows how she would have reacted if she realized her grandson is dating a male omega right before dinner, that would be awkward.

'Colleague?' The lady starts, making him nervous. He already rehearse the story with Wonho a couple of times - they will stop their story at being college mates and if his family enquire more, just tell them they have similar friend groups. Because it has been so long, the family will not bother about details anymore.

That being said, he is still nervous about telling it to his grandmother. One wrong word, or one suspicious detail, and she will become curious.

'College senior. He just returned from France.' Minwoo answers, saying whatever he thinks will appeal Wonho the most. To show that he is suited for the family. He doesn't want the woman to look into Wonho's background, though he knows she does not do that unless she really feels the need to. Because if she does, all their past will be revealed and that would not be good for the both of them. 

'He can speak Dutch.' Okay, now he is just sputtering nonsense. 'And French. And English.'

'O…kay.'

'Yeah. So, uhm. Guess we'll talk later at dinner.' Minwoo cuts the session short. He needs to go or he will start saying things he shouldn't.

'Yes we should.' His grandmother replies softly, and Minwoo gets up, ready to run away. Bowing slightly, he goes out the door and heads straight to the living room.

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Dinner was as expected with the family asking a lot about Wonho. His parents are mostly interested in his job, and kept asking about his experience in France since they can relate to it, having worked in European countries. His sisters, about their relationship, not missing the chance to talk bad about their brother. His grandmother, on the other hand, is more interested in his family - where they live, how many cousins he has. It was almost weird.

Thankfully, nothing bad happened as depicted in the dramas. The Kims seems really nice.

'How you like the food?' Grandma Kim asks and Wonho nods at her, giving her a big smile. It tastes really good, just like Minwoo said. But of course, it does not taste as good at his alpha's. Because Minwoo knows what he likes, and makes the food just the right taste.

But he is not telling her that, obviously. They shouldn't even let her know they are living together. Because to them, they have only officially been a couple for a month, after their reunion when Wonho got back from France. Minwoo thinks that is the safest story, and Wonho agrees. 

'Better than in the restaurants.'

'Mrs. Jang's been cooking for the family for years. She-' Wonho's attention goes to the maids who are now taking their dishes away. Instinctively he gets up as well to help but the family only laugh at him, telling him to sit back down and let the maids to their job. Feeling sorry, he does as he was told.

'So, Wonho-' Now the maids are bringing them cut fruits and hot tea. There are even slices of cakes. They really are the typical wealthy family he see-

'Wonie,' Minwoo's voice breaks him from his thoughts and Wonho turns to the alpha. 'Sorry, but halmeoni's calling me. You'll be okay, right?'

'Yeah. Sure.' He answers, not really minding it since the Kims are friendly. 

Minwoo, however, does not look good. He looks nervous.